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Kemba11 wrote:

Kemba11 wrote:Wow, what a pick up, can't say I'm not jealous. Didn't even realize the AAC allowed intra-conference transfers.

Looks like at least another few years of SMU being dominant in this conference. If Shake, Semi and the rest of your role players return next year you guys have top 4 seed potential in the big dance, if the committee has decided if the AAC is worthy of one of their golden seeds yet is tbd. Semi is a stud and has draft written all over him, curious to see what he's going to do.

Look forward to next season as we are just playing for the AAC tournament at this point, we are injured to smitherines. But I wanted to say also from our slaughter in dallas last week, SMU still has one of the nicest looking courts in the country, games always look great in HD at Moody.

Thanks Kemba. I will be at the AAC tourney. Never seen the XL center in person before. Real excited about McMurray, legit scorer, it works because he went JuCo.

& yeah Semi is an absolute stud, but he is a bit of a tweener when it comes to the NBA. He isn't on many mock drafts or big boards for this year but on some for 2018. The consensus we have heard from scouts are that they really like Semi and Shake, but think both could use another to polish their games and grow. I would be real surprised if Shake is gone, think he has one more as a pony. We really hope they are both back, but you never know. Great kids and both have bright futures.

We hope y'all are better next year, need y'all and Memphis to get back to a high level.

Semi looks physical, but he doesn't exactly play physical. So many times he doesn't take it strong to the rim, and he tries to avoid contact. Not sure if your evaluation skills, but he is nowhere near a first round guy. He is absolutely a great college player though. I love him on our team.

Maybe you're right, you've watched way more of him than I have no denying that. I'm just saying, the "first round guys" today mid-season will look very different than the "first round guys" a couple weeks before the draft, and Semi has the skillset to rise in such a scenario.

stangsup4 wrote:2017 guards

Jahmal McMurray | Jimmy Whitt | Elijah Landrum
Shake Milton | William Douglas | Dashawn McDowell

wooooo.

And Ben E!


Stacked!!

Stallion wrote:a positive with this commitment is that he has shown he can play at this level already-less of a gamble that his game translates to an AAC level team. While we bridge the probation gap we need kids that are ready to play now

Same with Whitt.

Who says you have to play physical to be in the nba? It's not anymore physical then playing cinncinnatti. I think semi needs another year, but he won't be any more physical and he will be fine.

gostangs wrote:Who says you have to play physical to be in the nba? It's not anymore physical then playing cinncinnatti. I think semi needs another year, but he won't be any more physical and he will be fine.

My comment about playing physical was in response to a poster saying Semi plays physical, which he doesn't exactly. It had nothing to do with making it to the NBA. That being said, Semi will be back next year, and he has a long way to go to get drafted.

Saying Semi has a long way to go to get drafted is incorrect. Almost every mock draft has him going in the 2nd round in the 2018 draft.

This brings us to 11 scholarship guys next year without adding another big. Does anyone redshirt?

Shake, Semi, Jarrey, Gu, Dashawn

Whitt, McMurray

Douglass, Chargois, Ray, Landrum


Looks like those aussies packed just in time.

Assuming no attrition (which may be a bad assumption), you would want one of the guards to redshirt with 7 of them vying for minutes.

You can see more of what the path to escaping scholarship penalties is now though:

If we take a grad big, we only give up one scholarship next year if someone doesn't leave. Then we have 3 out next year (Semi, Ben E, and transfer big) giving us 9 and we only take 1 player unless shake leaves.

My most likely scenario:

Add grad transfer + DaShawn leaves (don't want him to leave but makes most sense) = 11 scholarships next year.

Then shake leaves next year + seniors, leaving us with 7 and we take 4 again and are done with the penalty. Of course I don't have inside knowledge of any of this so it's all hypothetical.

LA_Mustang wrote:Saying Semi has a long way to go to get drafted is incorrect. Almost every mock draft has him going in the 2nd round in the 2018 draft.

I just looked at 5 different mocks and only 1 had him going in the late second.

No, you're a puppet.

nobody is going to redshirt unless hurt-we'll still be under NCAA roster limits

that would be a great trivia question-who was the last SMU basketball player to voluntarily redshirt without an injury

you might have made an argument that B.Moore because of his slight build should have redshirted but he already had the highest Basketball IQ on the team by the end of his freshman year and helped set the culture as a freshman

Dashawn is barely playing on a team with just six other scholarship players...I think he's a prime candidate for attrition after this season. Still cant believe we passed on Carsen Edwards and Eric Curry for him

Stallion wrote:nobody is going to redshirt unless hurt-we'll still be under NCAA roster limits

that would be a great trivia question-who was the last SMU basketball player to voluntarily redshirt without an injury

you might have made an argument that B.Moore because of his slight build should have redshirted but he already had the highest Basketball IQ on the team by the end of his freshman year and helped set the culture as a freshman

My guess is Bennie Rhodes from Doh's 2007 7 person class. He trasnferred out after his redshirt year.

Just from what I've heard, doesn't mean he won't, I highly doubt McDowell is going to transfer after this season. He likes SMU and knows he needs to work on his game. I like him he is a good kid, & he has a long way to go to get any minutes next year. I wouldn't be surprised if he transferred after 2017-18 season though.

Next yeah I see 3 starters a guard/wing being: Shake, Jarrey, & Whitt. With McMurray first off the bench(mainly because he is a mid-year, could start), then Gu & Douglas getting about 12 & 10 mins a piece a steady rotation guys. Landrum spot playing. The only positive of McMurray not being eligible until mid year being that Landrum and Douglas can get some extended minutes in OOC to get exp and showcase what they can do to potentially earn more minutes come conference play. Just can't see McDowell getting many minutes especially when McMurray is eligible.

Stallion wrote:nobody is going to redshirt unless hurt-we'll still be under NCAA roster limits

that would be a great trivia question-who was the last SMU basketball player to voluntarily redshirt without an injury

you might have made an argument that B.Moore because of his slight build should have redshirted but he already had the highest Basketball IQ on the team by the end of his freshman year and helped set the culture as a freshman

Cort Hoge

Was Nyakundi injured when he redshirted? Can't remember